Starting school for the first time can be both exciting and a bit scary! Here are some picturebook recommendations about what to expect for parents and children to read together.

It's a jungle out there!  With summer officially here, trees and gardens are greening our neighborhoods and parks -- and the library's Summer Reading Club with its "Destination Jungle" theme.  Read on to find library books on gardening with children and to learn about great summer children's programs at the library!

When my daughter was 13 things began to disappear from her desk.  Girls gave the silent treatment.  Or whispered behind her back.  One day she arrived in the classroom to find a portrait she'd drawn had been defaced, a swear word scrawled across it in black marker.  Her teacher was horrified and called me in tears.  We knew who the girls were, but how should we handle the situation?  Call the parents in?  Speak with the girls?  Bring in a mediator?  Was bullying just a part of surviving childhood?

All around the world, midwives will be celebrating, and celebrated in their communities on International Day of the Midwife,  May 5, 2010.  This day was established by the International Confederation of Midwives in 1992 to celebrate and promote the importance of midwifery.

As your children head off to school each day, you may wonder what's happening in the classroom. My children have been in the APPLE program for a combined total of 10 years now, and it has been a wonderful opportunity for me to see firsthand what goes on in the classroom, the playground and within the school. It has been a great way for me to

Does your grade school son have a difficult time sitting still in school?  Is his favorite subject "recess"?  If this sounds like your child, you are not alone.  Anthony Rao's new book The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World suggests that boys who seem unruly in the early school years are often exhi

The signs and symptoms of teen stress are very similar to adult stress, though it's causes are different.

A recent article in The Globe & Mail (Sat. Nov.

Does your baby cry, and cry, and then cry some more? For no apparent reason? Well, it is perfectly normal, a developmental phase, so while your frustration is also normal, make sure that you keep your baby safe during this stressful time. If you ever feel

Is your terrific toddler charming you with their sweet smile and wonderful new vocabulary, all the while testing the limits with tantrums?  Is it the terrible twos already?